By Dan Lamothe, Alex Horton, Hannah Natanson · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered senior leaders at the Pentagon and throughout the U.S. military to develop plans for cutting 8 […]
Syndicated
Posted inNational News, Syndicated
Elon Musk’s claims of Social Security fraud don’t hold up. Here’s why.
By Hannah Ziegler · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Billionaire Elon Musk took aim at Social Security last week as he defended his U.S. DOGE Service’s plan to slash federal spending – speculating […]
Posted inNational News, Syndicated
Elon Musk’s claims of Social Security fraud don’t hold up. Here’s why.
By Hannah Ziegler · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Billionaire Elon Musk took aim at Social Security last week as he defended his U.S. DOGE Service’s plan to slash federal spending – speculating […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., National News, Syndicated
Trump moves to narrow independence of Fed, along with other Wall Street overseers
By Andrew Ackerman · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Trump administration took another swing at the Federal Reserve’s independence late Tuesday with a new executive order that seeks more control over federal […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., National News, Syndicated
Trump moves to narrow independence of Fed, along with other Wall Street overseers
By Andrew Ackerman · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Trump administration took another swing at the Federal Reserve’s independence late Tuesday with a new executive order that seeks more control over federal […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., National News, Syndicated
After ceding power of the purse, GOP lawmakers beg Trump team for funds
By Liz Goodwin · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Republican senators find themselves in an unusual position these days: begging Trump officials to release funds they themselves appropriated. Senators have in recent days […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., National News, Syndicated
After ceding power of the purse, GOP lawmakers beg Trump team for funds
By Liz Goodwin · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Republican senators find themselves in an unusual position these days: begging Trump officials to release funds they themselves appropriated. Senators have in recent days […]
Posted inNational News, Syndicated
Trump administration fires thousands for ‘performance’ without evidence, in messy rush
By Hannah Natanson, Lisa Rein, Emily Davies · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The first message from her manager on Saturday afternoon misspelled Amanda Mae Downey’s name. The second mentioned “the news” about probationary federal […]
Posted inNational News, Syndicated
Trump administration fires thousands for ‘performance’ without evidence, in messy rush
By Hannah Natanson, Lisa Rein, Emily Davies · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The first message from her manager on Saturday afternoon misspelled Amanda Mae Downey’s name. The second mentioned “the news” about probationary federal […]
Posted inNational News, Syndicated
Trump wants Greenland and Gaza. That might embolden China on Taiwan.
By Katrina Northrop, Vic Chiang · The Washington Post (c) 2025 TAIPEI, Taiwan – President Donald Trump has spent his first few weeks in the White House talking about land deals like the real […]